Paper Title
Assessment of Policy Schemes to Foster Energy Refurbishment of Multi-Apartment Buildings
Abstract
The article deals with barriers of large-scale refurbishment of residential multi-apartment buildings and provides
comparative assessment of policy schemes to overcome these barriers in order to foster refurbishment of residential multi-flat
apartments buildings. The main major policy schemes related to climate change mitigation in buildings sector were identified
and assessed: fiscal and economic instruments such as tax incentives, subsidized loans or measures to increase energy prices
and eliminate harmful energy subsidies; regulatory measures such as product and device standards, building codes, ESCO
participation, regulatory-normative and information and voluntary actions such as voluntary agreements, training and
awareness-raising programs and campaigns, etc. While most countries in the world have introduced policies to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions from the buildings sector, these policies have not led to a significant reduction in GHG emissions.
Many studies have been carried out to show why the energy saving potential of buildings is not fully realized. One of the major
obstacles to energy efficiency and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in buildings is that policies of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions in buildings is usually multi-faceted and involves more than one stakeholder. Many countries have
implemented financial incentives such as capital subsidies, subsidies, subsidized loans and loan discounts to encourage
building owners and residents to invest in energy efficiency measures and equipment, but these support measures are not
sufficient for realization of full energy saving potential in residential buildings as the more complex measures are necessary to
overcome barriers therefore financial and economic instruments need to be combined with information campaigns and training
programs, ESCO involvement etc. in order to create effective policy schemes and achieve full realization of energy saving
potential.
Keywords- Barriers Of Renovation Of Residential Buildings, Policy Schemes To Promote Refurbishment Of Residential
Multi-Flat Buildings.